Now Let's Get That Traffic!

Traffic is the lifeblood to your business. You can have the best graphics, the best compensation plan, the best product, the best everything but if you've got zero web traffic, your business is destined for doom. There are tons and tons of ways to get more website traffic but let's get into some proven free methods that you can use to start getting visitors to your site!

Firstly, let's talk about Article Marketing. If it applies to your home business or internet marketing that you can make an article about it - do it. The reason being that it almost instantly makes you an authority on the subject - I say almost because it depends on how your article is written. In the articles that you write, never ever try to sell anything in it. I'm serious!

Your articles should be informative and helpful to the reader. The purpose of articles is to allow the reader to accept what you're talking about and believe that you are someone who knows the written subject. Nobody wants to do business with someone who doesn't know what he/she is doing. The article is 100 percent geared at benefitting the reader.

The only part that you introduce yourself or do any kind of selling is in the resource box. If you've done the article correctly and the reader believes that you're an authority on the subject, you will have a better chance at having the reader click on the link that's in your resource box.

Next, we'll talk about Forums. There are lots of forums on the internet created just for about every possible subject! You should join forums which are related to your business and actively participate in them. I recommend joining a max of 5. Too many might get too distracting and time consuming. When you are in the forums, do not spam replies and threads. Actively participate and contribute to the forums and set yourself up as an authority. If the forums allow, you can also use the signature to get people to visit your website.

This can also be applied to visiting websites and leaving comments. The internet marketing world is filled with newbies - there are always new people joining in and attempting to start their own business. Such people will very often have their own blogs or websites, due to the highly recommended method of using article marketing. If it has a place where you can leave a comment, you can also leave a mark on their website by placing good or useful comments on the site. They'll love you for leaving comments on their site and you also get a link back to your own website! Everybody wins!

We come to Traffic Exchanges next. Most, if not all, Traffic Exchanges are free to join. How it works is you surf the pages to accumulate credits so that your own website can be shown on the traffic exchanges. The drawback is that you may not be getting targetted visitors because the people who are surfing it are concentrating on getting their credits as well. But it is undeniable that these traffic exchanges give you traffic. So, you can also join in a few of these websites to start getting traffic to your website. Done correctly, it's very possible to have more than 500 visitors per day!

These three free methods are proven to get traffic to your website!

The next level that you might eventually get into is Paid Advertising. This is when you get really specific and it has got the best chance to make sales. However, done incorrectly, it can also cost you the shirt that you're wearing. Before getting into advertising, I recommend that you do some studying and research on the subject matter. Advertising is one of the best ways to get targetted traffic to your website!
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article written by Asher Aw